2024 - Sundiata Scholar

Scholarships

Qatar University fully-funded scholarships for international students

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 24, 2024

Lusail University in Qatar has announced a fully funded scholarship opportunity for international undergraduate students in the 2025 academic year. According to information obtained from the university’s website, the institution will offer 12 study programmes for the Qatar

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Kwara University of Education appoints Vice Chancellor

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 24, 2024

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has selected Prof. Medinat Folorunsho Salman as the first Acting Vice Chancellor of the newly created Kwara State University of Education (KWSUED) Ilorin. She was a professor of mathematics education until her appointment as a senior lecturer at the

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Federal University of Agriculture set to launch in Bayelsa

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 23, 2024

The new Federal University of Agriculture in Basambiri, Nembe Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, is scheduled to take off soon, with renovations on the first major government project in the oil-rich council nearly complete. The disclosure came during a weekend visit by the pro-chancellor and

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UTME, DLC candidates receive the same certificate, says UI

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 23, 2024

Candidates wishing to enrol at the University of Ibadan (UI) through its Open Distance eLearning mode have been reassured by Prof. Kayode Adebowale, Vice Chancellor of the institution, that they will enjoy the same rights and benefits as their counterparts on the main campus. He claimed that

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LUTH starts bone marrow transplant to treat sickle cell disease

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 23, 2024

In order to cure sickle cell disease, the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) and the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN) have launched a high-quality, safe bone marrow transplant procedure that satisfies international standards. This was announced Friday in Lagos through a joint

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Girls’ school dropout costs Sub-Saharan Africa $210 billion in GDP annually

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 23, 2024

According to the United Nations, the high percentage of female school dropouts in Sub-Saharan Africa results in an annual economic loss of approximately $210 billion. The report, titled “Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals – The Gender Snapshot 2024,” emphasises the

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Guinness World Record: Osun lecturer starts 150-hour marathon lecture

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 23, 2024

Dr Nsikak Akpan, a lecturer at Foreign Links College in Moro, Osun State, has started a 150-hour marathon lecture. Akpan is seeking to set a Guinness World Record for the longest lecture ever delivered. According to reports, the marathon lecture began early on Monday, September 23, 2024, at the

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Firm calls for inclusion of GIS in primary, secondary school curricula

Angel Ojonugwa September 23, 2024

ABUJA (Sundiata Scholar)-Sambus Limited, a technology integration company, has called for the inclusion of Geographic Information System (GIS) in primary and secondary school curricula. The company’s Managing Director, Ms Akua Aboah, spoke on Tuesday in Abuja on the sidelines of a two-day event

Tertiary institutions

Federal University of Education, Zaria gets acting VC

Angel Ojonugwa September 23, 2024

ZARIA (Sundiata Scholar) – Kaduna State The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the appointment of Dr. Suleiman Balarabe as the acting Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Education, Zaria. This is contained in a statement by Sani Lawal-Makarfi, Special Assistant to the acting

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Group supports Kano kids’ education, healthcareSupport

Angel Ojonugwa September 23, 2024

KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – Society for Child Support and Economic Empowerment (SOCSEE), an NGO, says it will continue to support the provision of quality health and education to children and women in Kano State. The society’s Executive Director, Alhaji Sunusi Hashim, made the pledge at

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Adeleke increases Uniosun staff salary by 35%

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 22, 2024

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke increased the salary of teaching and non-teaching staff of Osun State University (Uniosun) by 25% and 35%, respectively. Speaking at the institution’s 14th convocation event at the Osogbo campus over the weekend, Adeleke stressed that the university is

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Fire guts University College Hospital in Ibadan

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 22, 2024

A fire ravaged a section of the University College Hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State, early Sunday morning. The fire broke out in one of the hospital’s offices on the third level of the South West 3 Ward. However, men from the Oyo State Fire Service arrived at the hospital to extinguish

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Court orders college registrar to pay N1 million for slapping female lecturer in Adamawa

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 21, 2024

The Chief Magistrate Court 3 in Yola, Adamawa State, has ordered a college registrar to pay N1 million in damages to a married female lecturer who he slapped. Musa Chiroma, Acting Registrar of the College for Legal Studies in Yola, was dismissed by the court after paying N1 million in damages

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Gov Adeleke appoints new Governing Council Chairman for Osun College of Education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 21, 2024

Ademola Adeleke, the Governor of Osun State, approved Akinwale Sarafadeen Adeyemi’s appointment as the new Chairman of the Governing Council of the Osun State College of Education in Ila-Orangun. His appointment was announced in a statement signed by Governor Adeleke’s spokesperson,